M. Fabiola Pulido‐Chavez

This study examines how wildfires alter soil microbial interactions in drylands, revealing increased bacterial-fungal associations and keystone taxa that drive post-fire succession.

The study shows that bacterial community responses to drought in grassland leaf litter are more influenced by background temperature than precipitation, with long-term variability outweighing experimental drought effects.

This study shows wildfires increase soil nitric oxide emissions and create heterogeneous nitrous oxide emissions in chaparral, with high emissions linked to burn severity.

The paper examines microbial community resistance and resilience in the Mojave Desert after the Dome Fire, finding microbial biomass and richness remained largely unchanged despite significant plant mortality.

The paper examines how wildfire alters soil microbial functional potential for PyOM degradation and nitrogen cycling over time using metagenomic analysis of burned and unburned soils.

This study assesses the resilience of soil and extracted DNA samples to freezer failures and long-term storage, finding fungal communities more resilient than bacteria and -80°C storage more effective than -20°C for DNA.